An American Man

i heard of a person, an american man

who perjured himself like anyone can

and he said to himself i'm oh so shameful

and then the worst of it was that he didn't respond

for he'd broken his word and his word is his bond

and he thought to himself i'm oh so shameful

and i heard from a friend that he once played bar

and that no one had come to hear his guitar

just two girls, two girls at a table

and both of them smiled and clapped through his set

and when at the end he learned they were deaf

he said to himself, i'm oh so shameful

and we're the same he and me, we serve the same lord

the trinity: melody, lyric and chord

and we all do our best, the best we're able

and when you screw up, like all of us can

humble yourself, you're just an american man

you're doing your best, the best you're able

and when you screw up, like all of us can

humble yourself, you're just an american man

you're doing your best, the best you're able

Dieter's request

What is your song idea?

I feel terrible that I didn't write that song you sent me. And I feel even worse that I didn't respond to your email about it (like a year ago...). I'm sorry about that. I feel like all I do is email people all day long, and yet I'm still horrible at technology-based correspondence. Why am I not getting better at it?

describe your song in one word

e-shameful